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Re: SYNCHRO RINGS

To: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Subject: Re: SYNCHRO RINGS
From: carco@t-online.de
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 07:26:44 +0200
Friends,

I can sell very good synchro rings for the TR3-6 gearbox.
Each cost 20.00 $.
It's a good price for a good item.
I have still eight new 4.33 ratios of the rear axle. New comes in few months
again.

Carsten from
Germany

"Jack W. Drews" schrieb:

> Henry Frye wrote:
>
> > As I understand it, a while back Charles (TRF) had a run of syncros made up
> > in Taiwan. I have one set of these in a box (works OK, not great, 5000
> > miles) and one set on the shelf. The gearbox in my racecar was built with a
> > rebuild kit from Rimmers in England. Very different syncros. Shifts like a
> > dream. Thought that popping out of second was a problem until the fast guys
> > pipe in that they hold their shifters in gear!
> >
> > I understand Moss sells the same ones that Rimmers has, never tried them.
> >
> > At 04:46 PM 4/2/2001 -0500, Coffey, Jack wrote:
> > >Does anyone have 2 sets (or source for) NOS synchros for TR6 gearbox.
> > >General consensus of FOT is that a problem I've had with newly rebuilt box
> > >(won't down-shift into 2nd at all - even with double-clutch) is caused by
> > >synchros not being up to Stanpart specs.  I also have another box which
> > >worked fine after original rebuild but began to grind after only 1000 miles
> > >(this on both 2-3 upshift, 4-3 downshift - double-clutch works here
> > >though!).  I'd like to try rebuilding both with NOS rings - hopefully this
> > >will do the trick.
> > >
> > >Thanks -
> > >JACK COFFEY
> > >
> > >[demime 0.97c removed an attachment of type application/octet-stream which
> > >had a name of Coffey, Jack.vcf]
>
> The last set I bought from Moss were good ( six months ago). The last set I
> bought from TRF were bad (two weeks ago)
>
> --
>
> uncle jack and New Blue

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